Planetary Contact – New font!

Making something look “futuristic” is tough–especially nowadays, when technology is advancing so fast that the future seems right around the corner. One thing that’s always great, though? Retro futuristic! Today’s font is inspired by the classic typeface Westminster, which itself was based on the MICR characters printed at the bottom of checks. This is a …

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Microserif – New font!

Ever since I found that notebook with old font sketches (that eventually became mousetrap), I found myself wanting to revisit the idea of a “super tiny serif font.” This is what I came up with! Microserif is just about the smallest I can go with a serif pixel font. There are smaller fonts than this out …

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Enter Command – New font!

Although I really like making fonts that have a unique personality, there’s still always a need for fonts that are a little more understated. And have multiple styles. Today is the first of several typefaces I’ve been working on for the past month or so, because pixel italics are useful and an absolute nightmare to …

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Peanut Money – New font!

I had a lot of fun making a pixel font interpretation of my own handwriting, so I decided to do another–this time based on my partner’s handwriting! The most distinctive feature is the “uppercase” lowercase a. Here are some of the writing samples I worked off of: And the final product: (My partner picked the …

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DOUBLE HOMICIDE – New font!

Like many people out there, I’m a fan of horror. Art of the macabre–yes! Monsters both real and fantastic–yes! Ghost stories, psychological thrillers, true crime stories–yes, yes, yes! I may normally draw cutesy illustrations of kids for work, but there are few things I like more than the opportunity to pile on the gore!  Just one …

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